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Indian Trail opens up zoning laws to welcome breweries, distilleries, wineries

by Ryan Pitkin editor@unioncountyweekly.com

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INDIAN TRAIL – Alcohol-related issues have come in front of multiple local governing bodies in April, as a local board and county commissioners have both voted on resolutions that could make Union County more spirits-friendly.

At its April 14 meeting, the Indian Trail Town Council approved a zoning amendment that will allow microbreweries, distilleries and wineries in commercial and industrial zoning areas within the town.

In what could be a further reaching decision, the Union County Board of Commissioners voted at its April 20 meeting to put a referendum in front of Union County voters to let them decide whether grocery stores and other businesses in the unincorporated part of the county should be allowed to sell malt beverages and wine on and off premises.

(For more on the referendum, see page 5.)

The Indian Trail vote came about through an inquiry by local businessman Tibor Pavlusik, who is interested in building a microdistillery in Indian Trail.

A microdistillery is a small distillery built to produce beverage-grade alcohol at a lower quantity than national brands. The alcohol is shipped from the distillery to the North Carolina Alcohol (see Breweries on page 4)

INDEX: News Briefs, 6; Crime Blotter, 7; Education, 12; Faith, 16; Calendar, 18; Sports, 20; Classifieds, 23

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Weddington votes to terminate contract with Providence Volunteer Fire Department

by Ryan Pitkin editor@unioncountyweekly.com

WEDDINGTON – About 75 fire officials and residents attended a meeting at Weddington town hall on April 28 where town council voted 2 to 1 to terminate a current fire suppression agreement with Providence Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) and draft a new agreement with the Wesley Chapel Volunteer Fire Department (WCVFD).

Some attendees stood on the porch and listened through open windows and doors as councilmembers debated a decision that may ultimately shut down a fire department that has served the area for more than 60 years.

The decision comes at the end of a months-long process in which Weddington Mayor Bill Deter and some councilmembers have said the department is not financially sustainable and that PVFD officials have undermined consolidation talks between the two departments.

PVFD officials have maintained that the department’s finances are stable despite losing coverage, and therefore funding, in Mecklenburg County over recent years.

Councilmember Pamela Hadley, who voted against both motions at the meeting, has argued that the town needs to put off a decision on the department until 2016 and

do further research into the effects it will have on fire service, home insurance rates and the town’s fund balance.

A motion from Hadley to continue with the current PVFD agreement and adequately fund the department through the 2015-16 fiscal year was not seconded, and was replaced with a “substitute motion” by councilmember Barbara Harrison to direct Town Attorney Anthony Fox to draft a notice of contract termination for PVFD. Harrison and Councilmember Michael Smith voted in favor of the substitute motion. Councilmember Don Titherington was not in attendance at the meeting.

“I continue to hear PVFD is not financially solvent,” Hadley said. “Well of course they aren't if we do not adequately fund them. Fire departments are funded by taxpayer dollars. Every fire department in the county would go broke if the taxpayers took away their funding. It's not the town's money, it's the public’s money. What I hear the public saying is, ‘Pay them with our money.’”

Davey Summey, inspection supervisor with the North Carolina Department of Insurance State Fire Marshall’s office, drove from Raleigh to address the council about the possible effects of such a move on each station’s Insurance Service Office (ISO) rating, which would then affect homeowners’

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In Smith’s motion to pursue a new contract with WCVFD upon termination of the PVFD contract, Harrison added an addendum to incorporate into the contract a number of guarantees made by Deter in a previous email to residents regarding changes to service and insurance rates.

The addendum directs Fox to incorporate into the new contract that the Hemby Road Fire Station, from which PVFD currently operates, will stay open under WCVFD leadership; that four staffers will continue to man the station at all hours on every day of the year; that fire service for the coverage area will not decline; and that home insurance rates for residents will not increase.

After the meeting, Summey said he does not see how such promises can be made within the 90-day timeline set for the transition between departments.

“We’ll try to do what we can to protect citizens and their rates, but there is no guarantee,” Summey said.

In an email sent after the meeting, WCVFD Chief Steven McLendon wrote that his department is currently working with the Union County Fire Marshal’s Office, Executive Director of Emergency Services and the North Carolina Department of Insurance to properly plan for the transition.

“As the implementation date approaches, WCVFD is committed to working closely with the town’s elected officials and the town’s shareholders to engage in dialogue to answer and address some of the concerns that may be present,” McLendon wrote. “Prior to the municipal fire district, pre-2012, WCVFD proudly served roughly 70 percent of the Weddington citizens.

After the town’s decision, the department will be contracted to cover 100 percent of the town’s citizens in the coming months and we are committed to providing those emergency services in a fashion where the service demands of the town are met and also in a cost-effective and fiscally responsible manner.”

A group of residents gathered at the Hemby Road station after the meeting to discuss the council’s decision and discuss legal options with PVFD attorney Robert Henderson.

Parks implied the decision is being pushed through at the behest of WCVFD officials in response to losing coverage area during the previous council’s redrawing of fire district lines in 2012.

“This was dirty politics at its worst with no regard for your safety, under the pretense of saving money,” Parks told residents. “It’s a terrible day, an unbelievable thing, but totally predictable from the time the new council was voted in.”

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Pavlusik has run multiple successful companies since moving to North Carolina from Slovakia in 1995, but has always fostered a dream of creating a business out of his experience with distillation, which was born of a unique cultural experience in his homeland. “About 80 percent of the population (in Slovakia) was making liquor, because it was not allowed by the communist government,� Pavlusik said. “It was not done like a business, because that was not allowed, but every neighbor you knew was doing it.�

Pavlusik is still in negotiations for a small piece of land on Gray Fox Road, but hopes to produce rye-based whiskey as well as strawberry- and honeyflavored alcohols designed for mixed drinks out of Carolina Craft Distillery. “I decided on Indian Trail because it’s a really small town feel yet there’s a lot going on in the town and in Union County,� Pavlusik said. “I approached the town and they were receptive and helpful, so we went through with it.�

While microdistilleries are still a burgeoning trend in the area – Belmont and King’s Mountain host the nearest facilities – microbreweries have sprouted up throughout Charlotte over the last five years. Microbreweries often serve as establishments in which consumers can drink beer brewed at the location in bars or lounges called tasting rooms.

The new zoning amendment allows such facilities in industrial and commercial zoning districts, with a number of conditions. For example, a heavy industrial brewery cannot be open to the general public for onsite tours or tasting rooms, while a brewery in a commercial district must have a restaurant, tap room or tasting room.

Distilleries, breweries and wineries will not be allowed in the Neighborhood Business District, which is set aside for convenience shopping and retail services in close proximity to residential neighborhoods.

“We’re not actively recruiting those types of facilities, however the town council has been very interested in restaurants and entertainment-type facilities,� said Joe Fivas, Indian Trail town manager. “We’re seeing a surge of interest all across North Carolina in having brewery pubs and other options. If that opportunity comes to the town we’re just laying some groundwork for a platform.�

A report from the town’s planning board referenced Top of the Hill in Chapel Hill, a distillery, brewery, restaurant, bar and special event space, as an example of a site that Chapel Hill staff has reported as a furtherance of economic development efforts with no negative effects in the community.

Gretchen Coperine, senior planner with Indian Trail who spearheaded the report, said the town’s neighbors to the north were also a good reference for town staff. “When we looked at it, we really thought there was a growing trend in Mecklenburg (County) and we wanted to make sure we were capturing some of that economic development,� Coperine said. “That was the driving force behind that; this was a use that is up-and-coming and we wanted to be a part of that.�

According to the North Carolina ABC 2014 annual report, there are 124 breweries, 14 distilleries and 160 wineries in North Carolina.

Eleven of those breweries are located in Charlotte. None are currently operating in Union County.

Indian Trail Mayor Michael Alvarez said, although he refrains from drinking alcohol, he is yet to hear any negative feedback in bringing these businesses to town. “I’ve had no negative calls, no negative emails regarding these businesses, which is unusual for new developments in the area,� he said. “As with any business that comes to the town, if it’s tasteful, if it’s clean, if it brings jobs and doesn’t infringe on the quality of life, I’m all for it.�

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Union County commissioners to let voters decide on county alcohol sales

by Ryan Pitkin editor@unioncountyweekly.com

At its April 20 meeting, the Union County Board of Commissioners (BOC) approved a referendum for 2016 to allow voters to decide whether the unincorporated parts of the county should remain “dry,” meaning restaurants and retail stores are not allowed to sell alcohol.

Many municipalities in the county already have laws allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages. For example, voters in Wesley Chapel voted in November 2014 to support a law within the village to allow the sale of on- and off-premise alcohol in non-restaurant establishments, such as 201 Central.

The referendum will be presented to voters during the 2016 presidential primaries, which are expected to be held in March 2016 but will be announced at a later date.

The BOC approved the referendum in a 3 to 2 vote, with Commissioners Jerry Simpson and Frank Aikmus voting against.

BOC Chairperson Richard Helms said both existing and potential business owners around the county have raised the issue with him.

“I’ve spoken with several individuals and this is an economic and equality issue that we can help the county with,” Helms said. “There

are a number of locations in the county that will never have a grocery or convenience store because of the inability to sell beer and wine.”

He added any new grocery store would bring around 150 part- and full-time jobs to the county.

Commissioner Stony Rushing began a discussion regarding the serving of alcohol at the Union County Agricultural Center (UCAG), which is county-owned property. Rushing brought the issue up after receiving emails from Union County Sheriff Ed Cathey about the inability to enforce liquor laws at the UCAG, he said.

At previous meetings and in recent correspondence, representatives of the Union County Sheriff’s Office (UCSO) expressed concern that the lone Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) officer in the county and the paid UCSO officers on site at UCAG events could not enforce laws against over-serving patrons, Simpson said.

Due to these safety issues and the possible perceived hypocrisy of serving alcohol on county property while prohibiting business owners from doing so, Simpson suggested temporarily halting liquor sales until voters could express their opinions during the (see Alcohol sales on page 8)

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Carolina Courts names new executive vice president of operations EDITORIAL INDIAN TRAIL – Anthony George, current director of basketball operations Managing Editor at Carolina Courts has assumed the role Ryan Pitkin as executive vice president of operations Features Editor Layout Editor for both the Indian Trail and Concord facilities, according to a news release. Josh Whitener Erin Kirby The report states that George, who Education Editor Art Director has been with Carolina Courts for 3 Courtney Schultz Maria Hernandez years, brings a wealth of knowledge News Writers A&E Editor from the basketball world, and has Hannah Chronis Dee Grano become an “invaluable part of the culCrystal O‘Gorman Faith Columnist ture and daily operations.� “Anthony has grown the basketball Sports Writer Rev. Tony Marciano program exponentially and has cast a Ben Doster vision for E365 Basketball (Academy) that is showing great success since its ADVERTISING Charlotte Conway inception last year,� the report reads.

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The company will invest $90.7 million in the first five years, according to the new release, and bring 250 new jobs to the city.

O’Neil services many industry sectors, including health care, financial, publishing, retail, entertainment and automotive. They also offer web-to-print services, data management systems and print management from layout and production to warehousing and fulfillment, according to the release.

On April 20 the Union County Board of Commissioners awarded the company with a “Modified STEP 4� economic development incentive grant not to exceed $1,960,000 in total, paid over a ten-year period. The Monroe City Council also awarded a similar grant in an amount not to exceed $1,430,000 at their regular meeting on April 21. “O’Neil Digital’s decision to locate in Union County demonstrates to companies across the nation of the advantages of doing business in North Carolina,�

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Crime Blotter The following people were arrested in western Union County between April 23 and 28, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

Indian Trail • Terry Staton, 2100 block of Younts Road: Driving while license revoked. April 23 • Melissa Tatterson, 100 block of Lauren Drive: Misdemeanor larceny. April 23 • Dominique Ventura, 100 block of North Indian Trail Road: Driving after consuming alcohol under 21 years old. April 25 • Patrick Stripling, 4900 block of North Rocky River Road: Assault on a female. April 26 • Michelle Jeanniton-Garrett, 5600 block of Fulton Ridge Drive: Failure to appear. April 27 • Wilson Taylor, 3700 block of Brookstone Trail: Forgery of bank notes/checks. April 27 • Dajuan Daye, Highway 74 at Smith Farm Road: Driving while impaired. April 28 • Jason Scott, 5300 block of Carol Avenue: Failure to appear; safecracking. April 28 • Andrew Bishop, 8200 block of Berry Mullis Road: Larceny of motor vehicle. April 28

Stallings • Kimani Thomas, 300 block of Stallings Road: Robbery with a dangerous weapon. April 23 • Christopher Alonso, 300 block of Stallings Road: Robbery with a dangerous weapon.

April 23 • Houston Benton, 3500 block of Matthews

Indian Trail Road: Driving while impaired. April 25 • Milton Dickerson, 13600 block of East Independence Boulevard: Failure to appear. April 26 • Giovani Lopes, 13000 block of East Independence Boulevard: Robbery with a dangerous weapon. April 27

Waxhaw • Tracy Kendrick, 1900 block of Cuthbertson Road: Resisting/delaying/obstructing an officer. April 23 • Thomas Toomey, 9600 block of Royal Colony Drive: Stalking. April 24 • Patrick Bodo, 8200 block of Kensington Drive: Possession of a schedule VI controlled substance. April 24 • Roland Shanks, 7000 block of Knotty Pine Road: Failure to appear. April 24 • Robert Ricks, 4200 block of Waxhaw Marvin Road: Driving with an open container.

April 26 • Robert Glaspey, 9000 block of Man of War Drive: Resisting/delaying/obstructing an officer. April 26 • Lee Deese, 7600 block of Old Waxhaw Monroe Road: First-degree burglary; violation of domestic violence protecting order. April 27 • Jason Scott, 300 block of Rehobeth Road: Probation violation. April 27 • Brian Chester, 1000 block of Swaddle Lane: Failure to appear. April 27 • Alexis Duvall, 8400 block of Old Waxhaw Monroe Road: Misdemeanor larceny. April 27 The following crimes were reported in western Union County between April 23 and 28, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

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damage to vehicle in “tampering with auto” incident. April 27

Property Theft • 8300 block of Idlewild Road: $350 lawn mower and $20 gas can stolen. April 26

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Financial Crimes/Fraud • 1000 block of Bikar Court: Forgery of bank notes/checks. April 27

Home/Business Break-ins

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• 5200 block of Old Charlotte Highway: $900 worth of computers stolen and $1,000 in damage to business during break-in. April 24 • 5800 block of Poplin Road: $5,250 worth of jewelry stolen from home during break-in. April 24 • 2500 block of Justin Court: $200 in damage to window during home break-in. April 25

Property Theft

Home/Business Break-ins • 1900 block of Grigg Lane: $100 worth of clothing, $80 worth of camera equipment and $8,000 worth of area rugs stolen from home during break-in. April 26

Waxhaw Home/Business Break-ins

• Walmart, 2101 Younts Road: $1,120 ditch pump stolen from business. April 23 • Walmart, 2101 Younts Road: $13 knee wrap stolen from business. April 24 • 5200 block of Rogers Road: $45 worth of sporting goods stolen. April 24 • Lifetouch Portrait Studio: $1,500 worth of camera equipment stolen from business. April 25 • 3400 block of Pioneer Lane: $345 landscaping tool stolen. April 27

Vandalism/Hit-and-run

• 7900 block of Fairmont Drive: Electronics, cash and a handgun, worth $3,975 total, stolen form home during break-in. April 24

Financial Crimes/Fraud • 8700 block of Richardson King Road: Credit card fraud. April 24

Wesley Chapel Hit-and-run/Vandalism

• 5800 block of Autumn Trace Lane: $500 in damage to Kia Sorento in vandalism incident.

April 24 • 5100 block of Rogers Road: $300 in damage to vehicle window in vandalism incident. April 25 • 4700 block of Indian Trail Fairview Road: $2,500 in damage to vehicle windows. April 27 • 200 block of Postage Way: $10,000 in

• 500 block of Crowley Way: $600 in damage to window, $400 in damage to For Sale sign and $50 in damage to flower pots in vandalism incident. April 26 • 5800 block of Weddington Road: $100 in damage to multiple mailboxes in vandalism incident. April 27

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Simpson, BOC representative of the Agricultural Advisory Board, said he has worked to create communication between the ALE and the UCAG and “left no stone unturned” in giving nonprofits an economical location to hold fundraisers. He called the comparison of the prohibition of alcohol sales in the county to the serving of alcohol at UCAG events “comparing apples and oranges.”

“I voted against alcohol sales not from a moral issue or an economic issue, but from the standpoint of the folks that have always supported me; I’ve deferred to them about their feelings on that issue,” Simpson said.

“But to arbitrarily stop the serving of alcohol on government property until we get a referendum is absolutely ridiculous.”

The BOC then approved a motion 3 to 2 to more stringently enforce the ALE laws involving underage consumption and overserving of alcohol by discussing the rules more closely with UCAG event organizers.

Aikmus and Simpson opposed the motion.

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Restaurant Scores The Union County Health Department inspected the following dining locations from April 22 to April 28.

• Bojangles, 13812 E. Independence Blvd.

– 90 Violations included: Employee drink being stored on preparation table over food, equipment and utensils; chicken breast and lard being stored uncovered; multi-use pans, equipment and utensils with food debris present; multiple foods at improper temperature; blanched fries lacking time documentation; cleaners being stored over/touching food, clean equipment, utensils and single service items; sanitizer bucket being stored on floor; storage bins for drink lids not clean; and general cleaning needed.

All Scores: 28173 No restaurants inspected this week.

28104 • Rock Store Bar-B-Que, 3116 Old Monroe Road - 98 28079 • Bojangles, 13812 E. Independence Blvd.

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28110 • Cook Out, 1410 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 95 • Golden Corral, 2507 W. Roosevelt Blvd.

– 94 • Showmars, 2398 W. Roosevelt Blvd. - 92 28112 No restaurants inspected this week.

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Racing in the rain

Attendees brave the bad forecast to celebrate Queen’s Cup’s 20th anniversary

Despite rainfall throughout the day, the 20th annual Queen’s Cup Steeplechase in Mineral Springs, held on April 20 was a success. With an estimated attendance between 14,000 and 14,500, more people are expected to have attended than to the 2014 races.

“I almost think when people came out, they were prepared for the weather and, in a lot of ways, it was the most enthusiastic crowd I’ve heard yet,” said Bill Price, Queen’s Cup founder.

“The weather did not seem to discourage anyone,” he said. “I was encouraged and it was a great way to have our 20th.”

Union County Weekly was on hand to take the following photos. For a larger photo gallery, visit www.unioncountyweekly.com.

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Bonita Simpson said she has wanted to recreate the “Beauty and The Beast� since the Union County Youth Ballet (UCYB) dancers were featured in a brief ballet performance of the story at the Blooming Arts Festival 10 years ago. “It’s my favorite Disney movie,� she said. “The show is going to be spectacular.�

A decade later, Simpson will get her wish, as the UCYB, consisting of 125 dancers 7 to 18 years old, prepares to perform “Beauty and The Beast� at Wingate University on Saturday, May 2, at 2 p.m.

Simpson, founder of UCYB, pulled themes and scenes from the beloved fairy tale and merged them with classical music to create a dance that symbolizing the love that grows between two of the most unlikely characters.

Simpson said the audience should expect to see colorful, expressive costumes, backdrops and scene furniture to help bring the story to life. In one of Simpson’s favorite scenes, sheep will dance with “Beauty� – UCYB did not pay for naming rights to Disney’s original characters – in town square, as bakers and farmers push carts around them.

The sheep will be played by UCYB’s youngest dancers. “The sheep are so excited about participating and getting to dance with Beauty,� she said. “They are young and so sweet.�

Beauty will be played by Victoria Dickson, who has danced with UCYB for five years. She will graduate from Central Piedmont Community College this spring and plans to train with Ballet Magnificat in Mississippi. Victoria has played lead roles in UCYB’s annual Nutcracker show for the last two years. “I didn’t want to become a professional dancer until I danced here,� she said. “This is a great, supportive environment that allows you to grow as a dancer and just be yourself.�

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Beauty. “Many of the costumes were designed by the parents of the dancers,� she said. “Our parents have been a great support system.�

Simpson said she’s impressed with her dancers’ dedication to to learn and prepare for their roles over the past two months. “It’s easy to put a production together, because the kids pick it up so fast,� she said.

Selena Brannan, an 18-year-old Union Academy senior and Indian Trail resident, has danced at UCYB for 15 years. Selena will play Madame Featherduster. “I have learned something new every year, it's a great experience,� Selena said.

Keira Holland, an 11-year-old of Wesley Chapel, will play the role of Plate in the upcoming performance. She’s danced with UCYB since she was 6 years old. Keira said performing with UCYB has challenged her in a positive way. “I have learned how to take many different parts in a dance and put them together to make a production ‌ it has made me a stronger dancer,â€? Keira said.

Simpson said organizers have sold more than 500 tickets and will reserve 50 more for patrons to purchase at the door. “The whole show is worth watching,� she said. “I am so thrilled with my students.�

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Sandy Ridge kindergarten teacher earns UCPS Teacher of the Year title

by Courtney Schultz education@unioncountyweekly.com

Lisa Austen, a kindergarten teacher at Sandy Ridge Elementary School, knew she wanted to be a teacher and help children learn since she was in first grade.

Fast forward a bit, and she has now spent the past 19 years working to build relationships with students and families to pave a journey for lifelong learners.

Due to her dedication in the classroom, Austen was named the 2015-16 Union County Public Schools Teacher of the Year during the April 23 Teacher of the Year Banquet. She was selected from 11 finalists from schools across the county.

Austen grew up with a difficult home life while living in upstate New York, with the challenges of being raised by a single mom.

She said her life changed with she met her first grade teacher Mrs. Morganstern. “I was kind of going through a hard time in my home life and she believed in me and made me feel safe and made me love school,� Austen said.

Austen said Morganstern took the time to learn about her family situation and made her feel important when she came to school.

That treatment inspired Austen to want to help students and care for them as her life’s calling.

UCPS Teacher of the Year Lisa Austen, center, with UCPS Superintendent Dr. Mary Ellis and Sandy Ridge Principal James Eversole Photo courtesy of UCPS

“I always thought I wanted to make a difference in each child’s life,� Austen said.

The Teacher of the Year attended State University of New York at Fredonia, where she received her bachelor’s degree in 1992.

After being unable to find a position near her hometown, she traveled to the South and started at East Elementary School in Monroe in 1995.

Austen planned to gain some teaching experience in Union County schools and then return to New York, but has worked in UCPS since her arrival.

She has had stints at Benton Heights, Walter Bickett, Sardis and now Sandy Ridge elementary schools, teaching pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first and second grades. She also served as a curriculum

coordinator for the county and curriculum interventionist at Sandy Ridge.

After serving as a curriculum coordinator, Austen said she wanted to return to the classroom and see some of teaching methods she was creating and learning about through development workshops come to life.

Stepping back into the classroom, she realized the importance of building relationships with her students and their families. “As you get to know your students – really get to know them – you understand why they may be angry or upset when they come in on Monday mornings after being home for two days with an abusive or negligent parent,� she said. “Instead of telling them to pull a card, you will give them a hug, tell them you missed them the past couple of days, and ask how that soccer game went on Saturday. “What I didn’t expect from teaching is how building child relationships makes all the difference in the world.�

She said the bond she creates diminishes discipline problems and often increases academic performance. The kindergarten teacher sometimes hears from students years later about how they’re still doing well, which she finds rewarding, she said.

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In Austen’s classroom, she teaches in small group instruction and gives differentiated options for students to learn. Students have choices in activities and can research and write and read about topics that interest them so they can learn at their own level.

Sandy Ridge Principal James Eversole wasn’t surprised that Austen took the title. “Lisa Austen is a very dedicated teacher who works diligently to prepare her kindergarten students for the rest of their educational career and beyond,� Eversole said in a news release. “She does it with a sense of caring and patience that is unparalleled.�

Austen said the other finalists were just as deserving of the title and believes the support of fellow teachers and administration has encouraged her to take risks and helped her reach her students. “Teaching is definitely a team sport and I definitely have people on my team that are great support,� she said.

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SPCC-UCPS partnership could alleviate dropout rate

by Courtney Schultz education@unioncountyweekly.com

A long partnership between South Piedmont Community College (SPCC) and Union County Public Schools (UCPS) may spell out a solution to decrease the county’s dropout rate.

SPCC and UCPS are developing a program, that has taken the form of a bill in both the state Senate and House, which will create a developmental education program and transfer program for high school students.

The developmental education program will allow students to take remediation courses from SPCC in math, writing and reading, during their high school years, in lieu of elective courses.

President of SPCC Dr. Stan Sidor said many students attend SPCC and have forgotten necessary skills and knowledge in math and English to take college-level courses. The students then have to take remediation courses at SPCC to relearn those “core skills.”

“It’s entirely possible for a student to complete high school and to have forgotten their core skills, so, they have to redo their core skills (at SPCC),” Sidor said.

“We see students who cross the bar for high school graduation, but aren’t ready for college-level work.

“The current model is consecutive and we’re trying to make it concurrent.”

UCPS Superintendent Dr. Mary Ellis considers the remediation program “common sense” and added SPCC and UCPS will work to match the community college’s curriculum to what’s taught in Union County high schools.

“We need to align the curriculum because if (the students are) tested in something they’ve not been taught, how are they supposed to pass?” she said.

Sidor said he’s talked with Ellis regarding different ways to improve the transition from high school to community college.

SPCC has worked with UCPS in the past to develop various programs, including approximately 20 “academies” in Union County high schools, which have increased the county’s graduation rate and helps students find their niche in college and career pathways, Ellis said.

Ellis and Sidor also hope to develop a transfer program that will allow students to finish their high school education at SPCC. Ellis said some students don’t fit in with the typical kindergarten-through-12thgrade education and would prefer to finish their high school education elsewhere.

“We have to call them a ‘drop out,’ when they just changed the location of where they get their adult diploma,” she said.

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Ellis said she’s comfortable with students changing location to obtain their diploma if it means becoming college- or career-ready.

“I want every child to find a place where they can be successful,” Ellis said. “I want children to bloom where they choose to be planted. “ Two separate bills in the state House and Senate could make the remediation program come to life, Sidor said.

Ellis and Sidor have met with state legislators regarding the bills and they have been consulted regarding the bills’ wording.

House Bill 754 will allow a four-year mediation pilot project with the intent to fulfill two purposes: to increase high school graduation rates and community college completion rates in Union and Anson counties and serve as a model program for the state.

Sidor said the bill went to committee on Tuesday, April 28, and he believes it will pass in the House and move to the Senate.

Senate Bill 561, which Sidor believes parallels what SPCC and UCPS desire, would require the North Carolina Board of Community Colleges to develop a program providing community college remediation to high school seniors, beginning in the 2016-17 school year.

The bill would require the board, in consultation with the state board of education, to develop a program of community college developmental courses in math, reading and English for high school seniors, through cooperation with community college partners.

Sidor hopes to see positive action through passing the bills to allow SPCC to move forward with the program.

Ellis is unsure of whether the bills will pass through the legislature, but said she felt the legislators have been “helpful” throughout discussions.

The pilot program also will not incur any additional costs for the state, Sidor added.

With the current educational timeline, students graduate from high school, where the students were funded by the state for their kindergarten through 12th grade education. Community colleges, such as SPCC, where many area students attend, also receive state funding.

With the program, SPCC instructors and the school system will be reimbursed for instruction and student support time, a fund already in the budget.

Both Sidor and Ellis are confident the programs could help alleviate some issues in the district and hope to move forward with the project.

“What I want to do is solve a problem and I want to solve the problem because it helps children’s lives,” Ellis said.

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Area students earn independence awards The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), has named its “DAR Good Citizens” for the 2014-15 school year as well as the winners of the annual essay contests, which include area students.

Senior Victoria Herring, of Marvin Ridge High School, earned the DAR Good Citizens distinction. The program and scholarship contest is open to all area senior class students enrolled in accredited public or private secondary schools and is intended to encourage and reward good citizenship, according to a news release.

Contact Susan Waldkirch at 704-8455939 for more information about the contests.

Marvin Ridge hosts college fair WAXHAW – The Marvin Ridge High School Academic Booster Club hosted its fifth annual College 411 Fair on April 17 for area students.

The event welcomed more than 40 colleges and universities from across the state, region and country. The event included a

More than 600 people came out to Marvin Ridge’s College 411 Fair to meet with more than 40 colleges and universities.

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presentation by the school’s guidance office, a question-and-answer session with college admission representatives and an open fair.

The event is the largest college information event in Union County, according to a news release, with more than 600 people in attendance.

College 411 Night began in 2011 with six colleges in attendance and has grown over the years to now include military academies.

Contact Tony Peach at 704-256-3342 or peachtony@carolina.com for more information.

Grant brings Spanish books to Sun Valley INDIAN TRAIL – Sun Valley Elementary School’s Spanish immersion students received a surprise when they returned from spring break.

Thanks to a $2,000 grant from OMNOVA to the school’s media coordinator Kevin Vickers, the school library now has about 142 Spanish library books. The school

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Cuthbertson High band nationally recognized WAXHAW – The Cuthbertson High School band was recognized by the Union County Board of Education after

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The band received the award from the National Association of Music Merchants.

“I am so proud of our performing students for putting in the hard work and dedication to earn accolades such as this,” Todd Ebert, director of bands for Cuthbertson Middle and High schools, said in the release.

The school’s wind ensembles also were accepted and participated with the National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis – one of only 15 bands nationwide.

UCPS to host exceptional children’s parent awareness night Union County Public Schools will host an awareness night for parents of exceptional children.

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by Rev. Tony Marciano news@unioncountyweekly.com

The year was 1964. “The Addams Family” TV show was all the rage. In one episode, Gomez Addams was running two trains at full speed, and you knew they were going to crash.

It’s a memorable Rev. Tony moment in TV Marciano history, and his line was infamous. When asked, “Did you mean to crash the trains?” he replied with, “Why else would a grown man play with trains?”

A friend of mine from grammar school had a Lionel train set. When we went over to his house after school, we didn’t simulate a train moving nicely around the track – no preteen would consider that. The two of us tried to re-enact

that famous scene by moving the track switch while half of the train was across it. It wasn’t the famous “Addams Family” crash, but the train did come off the tracks. We shouted and cheered and kept doing it over and over.

That was 50 years ago, but I remember it as if it was yesterday. Why else would I ask my wife for a Lionel train set for Christmas? She thinks it’s to have a nice train display under the Christmas tree. Little does she know that I will have smoke coming out of my train wreck that will set off the smoke detector.

Do things of our past affect us today? I think they do. Often, I ask people to finish this sentence from their past: “Plop-plop, fizz-fizz…” Everyone in the room says, “Oh what a relief it is.” They remember the Alka-Seltzer commercial.

Things from our past have made us who we are, but they don’t need to define who we are or who we will become. We either live in the past and see ourselves as a victim or learn from our past and change things so we can be an overcomer.

I got a train set, and what does everyone remember?

After asking about the Alka-Seltzer commercial, I ask this question and preface it by saying, “You cannot think. It is a yes or no question. I need an immediate response. Here is the question: ‘Can God forgive you for a sin that I commit?’”

If you say it fast, the person only hears, “Can God,” and they answer, “Yes.” I somewhat slow it down, and they answer with a hesitant “yes.” However, when I say it slowly, they look at me with the most puzzled look on their face. Finally, someone in the room says, “That question doesn’t make sense,” to which I reply, “That’s the answer. However, that’s not how you’ve been living your life.”

Our residents at the Charlotte Rescue Mission anesthetize the pain from their past by drinking or using drugs. I run into people outside of the Rescue Mission who deal with their pain by working, shopping, eating or gambling. The past is real, and so is the pain.

Back to the group, I ask them to reach over their shoulder, remove the rock in their backpack and hand that sin to the

perpetrator in their life – regardless of whether that person is living or dead. I watch faces light up as they realize, “I can be free.” The relief they feel is overwhelming.

Learn from your past, but don’t let it define you. Also, remember the good times – those funny memories that still give you a belly-roll laugh. As the Bible says in Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.”

I’ll be back in two weeks. Until then, live well, my friend.

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community come out to help maintain it,” said Mike Como, the Wesley Chapel Village Council council liaison for the village’s Parks and Recreation department, in the release.

“My favorite part was being in nature and helping the community,” Dallan Maynard, a 14-year-old volunteer said in the release.

Team Church holds dance fitness classes MATTHEWS – Team Church member Dania Mazier-Tschirhart has offered free dance-inspired fitness classes as a part of her ministry since 2008. Classes are held at Team Church every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Spirit of Joy Lutheran will host Life Line Screening WEDDINGTON – Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church will host Life Line Screening on Tuesday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Organizers will offer five screenings that scan for

potential health problems related to the following: blocked arteries, a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms, which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs, a predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation beat, which is tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening that’s used to assess risk of osteoporosis.

Visit www.lifelinescreening.com/commu nity-partners or call 888-653-6441 to register for the event and receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129.

Spirit of Joy Lutheran is located at 8600 Potter Road.

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Women of Indian Trail UMC publish cookbook INDIAN TRAIL – The United Methodist Women of Indian Trail United Methodist Church (UMW) recently published a cookbook called “Sharing with You.” It contains favorite recipes from members and friends of the church, such as personalized versions of baked chicken, vegetable pizza, pretzel salad, strawberry bread and whoopie pies.

The proceeds from the book go toward UMW mission projects and the church’s building fund. Some local mission projects include organizations, such as Turning Point, Common Heart, Back to School Bash and the Backpack Ministry.

Call 704-821-7273 to find out more information or purchase a cookbook.

and every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. She said the music is “clean” and the classes are open to the public. Donations will be accepted on behalf of community service projects.

Contact Mazier-Tschirhart at zumba@ teamchurch.com.

Team Church is located at 2301 Stevens Mill Road.

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Area Latter-day Saints church members clean up Wesley Chapel WESLEY CHAPEL – On April 18th 145 youth from 12 to 18 years old and 30 adult leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints served alongside Mike Como, Wesley Chapel mayor pro tem, for more than three hours at Dogwood Park, according to a news release.

The volunteers cleaned up debris, trees, trash, cleared drainage pipes, weeded and spread mulch along 22.5 acres of paved and unpaved trails, according to the release.

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Calendar 4.30.15 Thursday 10 a.m.

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5.2.15 Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bonterra Open House Event

Learn about the legal issues veterans face, including benefits, disability pensions and discharge upgrades. Hosted by the Veterans Legal Services Project. Call the veterans hotline at 704-808-4144 or visit www.lssp.org/ veterans-legal-services for more information.

Homebuilder Bonterra Builders and developer, Walton Development and Management (USA), Inc. recently opened a new phase of homes within Bonterra Village, and are celebrating by holding a community event that will include food, music, activities and tours of the two new model homes. The event is open to the public.

Union West Regional Library, 123 Unionville Indian Trail Road, Indian Trail

Bonterra Village, 1605 Painted Horse Drive, Indian Trail

5.1.15 Friday 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Sneak Preview and Arts Auction

5.2.15 Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Marvin Ridge Car Show

The Waxhaw Arts Council, a nonprofit with a mission to promote and ignite passion for the western Union County arts, will hold a silent auction fundraiser during Waxhaw’s “First Friday” event, as a kickoff to a studio tour that will last through the weekend. Visit www. waxhawartscouncil.org for more information.

Woman’s Club, 200 E. South Main St., Waxhaw

This car show will raise funds for the Marvin Ridge Marching Band and Winter Guard programs. There is a $15 pre-registration price and a $20 registration price on the day of the event. There will be door prizes for registered show car owners, including tickets to a May race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Email Matthew Cortelli at mcortelli@pentaengr.com to pre-register.

5.2.15 Saturday 10 to 11 a.m.

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5.3.15 Sunday 2 to 4 p.m.

Mother’s Day Tea

This event is held by Anytime Fitness and is open to the public. It will be held every weekend through May. Visit www. anytimefitness.com to sign up.

Residents will have high tea in an afternoon of relaxing live instrumental music of the past while enjoying savories and sweets galore. The event will feature two local authors, Carolyn Digh Griffin and Glenda C. Manus. Seating is limited. Call 704-5728465 to reserve a spot. Admission costs $15.

Stallings Municipal Park, 340 Stallings Road, Stallings 5.2.15 & 5.3.15 Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Noon to 5 p.m.

Waxhaw Area Artists Open Studio Tour Participants will visit 34 area artists in their studios to view current works. A preview reception will be held Friday, May 1, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Waxhaw Women’s Club, with a silent auction to benefit the Waxhaw Arts Council. Visit www.waxhawartscouncil. org/featured-events for more information.

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Waxhaw Woodturners Monthly Meeting The monthly meeting of the Waxhaw Woodturners will feature a demonstration of how to turn a basket bowl from wood. The featured demonstrator will be Wally Drexler.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

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5.16.15 Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Families are welcome to attend a free movie at Crossing Paths Park. Kids’ activities begin at 6:30 p.m. Contact Susan Didier at sdidier@ admin.indiantrail.org or 704-821-2541 for more information.

The family friendly event is followed by a movie night in the park at dusk. There is a $5 individual entry fee for participants in the tournament. First, second and third place gift bags are up for grabs, and will be awarded to both children 14 years old and younger and adults 15 years old and older. Visit www.discgolfunited.com to register.

Crossing Paths Park, 120 Blythe Drive, Indian Trail 5.9.15 Thursday 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Poetry Open Mic Night A monthly, themed event moderated by Kym Gordon Moore, author of “Diversities of Gifts: Same Spirit” and “Wings of the Wind: A Cornucopia of Poetry.” The event will follow a Mother’s Day theme.

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This two-day art-centric event, formerly known as Spring Fest, takes place the third weekend Indian Trail Cultural Arts Center, 100 in May and showcases a variety of art Navajo Trail, Indian Trail mediums and handcrafted goods in downtown Waxhaw. The event includes a juried art contest. Attendees can expect acoustic musical 5.9.15 entertainment, street performances and a Saturday free Kids Zone complete with carnival rides, 9 a.m. inflatables, entertainers and more.

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For this event, an instructor will teach a beginner-level yoga class overlooking the lake.

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Spartans stay humble and hungry Sun Valley looking to repeat as NCHSAA state champs (From left) Brittany Pickett, Bailey DeHart, Courtney Layton and Hannah Adamcyzk are spearheading the Spartans’ quest for a repeat title.

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Complacency can easily set in for a team used to winning, but even after finishing 25-5 (8-2 Southern Carolinas) and winning the N.C. High School Athletic Association class 3A state championship last season, Sun Valley’s softball team wants more.

The Spartans (18-1, 9-1) are on a quest to defend their title and repeat as state champions.

Sun Valley coach Rob Enloe is confident in his team, but made it point from the get-go to keep the girls grounded.

He said they don't need fanfare, and added they’re a blue-collar group that just plays ball.

“They show up,” Enloe said. “They do what we ask of them. I try to keep us grounded. There’s not a lot of ‘rah rah.’

We just show up, and do the job at hand.

We have girls that know their roles and know what’s expected.

“We’ll go play softball, and go make the run necessary to make the game the way we need to win. Hopefully that’ll be the way we will be remembered – that we’re hard workers.”

Enloe acknowledged he and his players have the bull’s eye on their back.

The Spartans are getting everyone’s best shot.

Sun Valley trailed Weddington (7-8, 1-6) on April 24, but made the plays for a 10-5 comeback win.

“We play in a monster conference with Marvin Ridge and Piedmont just to name two of them,” Enloe said. “Cuthbertson, with what they’ve got, and Anson pulled the upset the other night and defeats Piedmont, so we’ve got a pretty significant conference. We know

that we’ve got a bull’s eye on our back.

“I guess that’s what’s kept us grounded.

If we lose focus and don’t play the way we’re supposed to play, we don’t play hardcore solid defense and know that we can hit the ball and run the bases smart, bad things can happen.”

The Spartans, who are ranked as the top 3A team in North Carolina and as the No. 2 overall team in the state by www.maxpreps.com, will either win the regular season conference championship outright or share it with Piedmont (14-3, 7-2 SCC), depending on the outcome of when they host the Panthers on May 1.

Sun Valley stays loose, because the Spartans know if they get too serious, the pressure to win will get to them.

Left fielder Bailey DeHart, the lone senior in the outfield, controls that group, which she did from centerfield last season. She said the Spartans are a state championship team, but they don't act like one.

“When we’re having fun and when we’re relaxed, it comes easier and when we’re stressed and think about it, it goes bad,” DeHart said. “I think when we get loud in the dugout and we have our coaches telling us we need to have fun it works and we work together and it’s a lot better.”

Senior catcher Hannah Adamczyk, a University of North Carolina at Wilmington commit, said they like to have fun before the game to stay relaxed. She said they sing songs, make videos and play games in the outfield.

But don't mistake their fun-loving culture for a lack of competitive desire; the Spartans are serious about getting back to states.

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“We have to win it again,” Adamczyk said. “We do have that name as the defending state champs, but if we want to be a great team we have to win it again.

“I’m a senior, so I’ve been around for a while. I’m a catcher, so I can see everything that’s going on. I see when someone’s down. I just try to bring people up and try to be a good leader.”

Adamczyk added this team is more talented than last year’s, so she believes it’s capable of winning the conference championship, state championship and going undefeated the rest of the way.

Sophomore right fielder Courtney Layton said it’ll be a letdown if Sun Valley doesn't win the state championship.

“We definitely think we stay humble,” Layton said. “We acknowledge we’re state champs and we use that to an advantage, but we don’t go into a game acting all cocky because that’s not going to help us at all. We just do our best, and know if we do then we should win.

“We’ve only lost one game and we’re almost done with the regular season, so I think this season has gone really well and I believe that we can win another state championship this year as long as we play like we know we can.”

Layton has been lethal from right field this season, throwing people out at first base and third base.

Sun Valley’s most deadly weapon stands on the mound in junior pitcher Brittany Picket, who committed to North Carolina for softball.

Pickett, a tall lefty, who was state championship MVP and Pitcher of the Year in 2014, is 11-1 this season with a 1.61 ERA and 75 strikeouts.

Despite her impressive resume, she’s

content with her success. Pickett said she’s focused on getting better, and knows she needs her teammates.

“We don’t single each other out,” Pickett said. “We’re always a team. We know if we’re going to lose, we have to make the next play.”

Enloe said anyone could step up in a big way on any given day, which is the best part of his talent-laden team.

“Throughout the season we’ve had different people step up,” Enloe said.

“Everybody talks about our pitching and some of the stuff, but we’ve had different people throughout that have stepped up at crucial moments.”

Freshman center fielder Rebecca Murray and freshman third baseman Camryn Dean also have filled voids left by graduation.

“I think the freshmen stepping up have helped a lot, and I think they’re playing their roles really well,” Adamczyk said. “We can’t just reminisce on the past. We lost two seniors who were very good, but the people who took their spot are doing a real good job.”

The Spartans certainly have their own personality and funny quirks, but in Enloe’s opinion it is a group coaches wish for.

It’s hard to disagree with him – the Spartans record speaks for itself, and they’re out to earn it again.

“They’ve not gotten the air, the overconfidence,” Enloe said. “We made it a point early on we’re the defending state champion, but to be the state champion, this is a whole new season. They’ve accepted that this is a new season and that was a different team last year.

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Corey signs with William Peace Sun Valley senior shooting guard Cameron Corey signed with William Peace University in Raleigh, where he will continue his basketball career.

The 6-foot-2, 173-pound wing averaged 8.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and a steal per game last season to help the Spartans advance to the Southern Carolinas conference tournament championship, where they lost, 56-48, to Weddington.

Sun Valley finished with an 11-15 (3-7 SCC) record.

William Peace’s basketball program has only been in existence for three years, but is quickly improving and Corey will get the opportunity to build on its foundation.

The Pacers, who went 13-13 last season, won four more games than they did in 2014.

Maverick baseball wins conference Marvin Ridge (18-4, 12-1 SCC) has locked up the regular season league baseball championship, and is padding its resume for the postseason.

The Mavericks cruised to an easy 16-3 win on the road at Weddington (13-9, 7-6 SCC) on April 28 in the first of a three-game series with the Warriors to end conference play.

Marvin Ridge hosted the Warriors on April 29, after Union County Weekly’s press deadline, before returning to Weddington on May 1 to conclude the series.

Cuthbertson (16-6, 10-3 SCC) and Piedmont (16-6, 9-4 SCC) are battling for the second-place spot in the conference.

The Cavaliers needed extra innings, but stole game one with a 10-9 win in the 10th in front of its home crowd on April 28. The Panthers hosted the second game on April 29, after Union County Weekly’s press deadline, before returning to Cuthbertson May 1 to end the series.

Warrior soccer rebounds from loss Weddington’s girls soccer team rebounded from a 3-2 loss to Cuthbertson on April 24 with a 7-1 win over Sun Valley on April 28 to improve to 11-1-2 on the season and 8-1 in Southern Carolinas Maggie Wadsworth conference play.

Junior forward Maggie Wadsworth had a strong performance in the win, with a team-high four goals.

Sophomore Olivia Odle scored a goal toward the Warrior effort and freshman standout Maddie Smith added two. Kayleigh Van Gundy, Savannah Zook, Emily Hilliard, Gabby Cormier, Sammy Shaeffer and Smith had an assist apiece.

Wadsworth leads the Warriors scoring efforts this season with 20 goals and nine assists. Odle (nine goals, eight assists) and Van Gundy (seven goals, seven assists) are playing big minutes on a young Warrior team loaded with talent. Hilliard has a team-high 11 assists on the season.

The Warriors sit in first place in the conference, despite the league loss to Cuthbertson. They’re currently the No. 2 ranked team in the state according to www.eurosportscorecard.com.

The Warriors travel to Fort Mill on April 30

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